True Salamander
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{{Taxobox
| color = pink
| name = True Salamanders and Newts
| regnum = Animalia
| phylum = Chordata
| classis = Lissamphibia
| ordo = Caudata
| familia = Salamandridae
| subdivision_ranks = Genera
| subdivision =
Calotriton
Chioglossa
Cynops
Echinotriton
Euproctus
Lissotriton
Lyciasalamandra
Mertensiella
Mesotriton
Neurergus
Notophthalmus
Ommatotriton
Pachytriton
Paramesotriton
Pleurodeles
Salamandra
Salamandrina
Taricha
Triturus
Tylototriton
}}
The family Salamandridae consists of true salamanders and newts. The species are spread all over the northern hemisphere - Europe, Asia, the northern tip of Africa and North America. There are currently 74 species, with more changed expected.
This group includes:
- Genus Calotriton (Spanish Brook Newts) -2 species
- Montseny Brook Newt (Calotriton arnoldii)
- Pyrenean Brook Newt (Calotriton asper)
- Genus Chioglossa -1 species
- Gold-Striped Salamander (Chioglossa lusitanica)
- Genus Cynops (Fire Belly Newts) -7 species
- Chenggong Fire Belly Newt (Cynops chenggongensis )
- Blue-Tailed Fire Belly Newt (Cynops cyanurus)
- Japanese Sword-Tailed Newt (Cynops ensicauda)
- Chinese Fire Belly Newt (Cynops orientalis)
- Dayang Fire Belly newt (Cynops orphicus)
- Japanese Fire Belly Newt (Cynops pyrrhogaster)
- Wolterstorff's Newt (Cynops wolterstorffi)
- Genus Echinotriton (Crocodile Salamanders) -2 species
- Anderson's Salamander (Echinotriton andersoni)
- Chinhai Salamander (Echinotriton chinhaiensis)
- Genus Euproctus (Brook Newts) -3 species
- Corsican Brook Newt (Euproctus montanus)
- Sardinian Brook Newt (Euproctus platycephalus)
- Genus Lissotriton (Small bodied Newts) -5 species
- Bosca's Newt (Lissotriton boscai)
- Palmate Newt (Lissotriton helveticus)
- Italian Newt (Lissotriton italicus)
- Carpathian Newt (Lissotriton montandoni)
- Smooth Newt (Lissotriton vulgaris)
- Genus Lyciasalamandra -7 species
- Lycian Salamander (Lyciasalamandra anatlyana)
- Lycian Salamander (Lyciasalamandra atifi)
- Lycian Salamander (Lyciasalamandra billae)
- Lycian Salamander (Lyciasalamandra fizilae)
- Lycian Salamander (Lyciasalamandra flavimembris)
- Lycian Salamander (Lyciasalamandra helverseni)
- Lycian Salamander (Lyciasalamandra luschani)
- Genus Mertensiella -1 species
- Caucasian Salamander (Mertensiella caucasica)
- Genus Mesotriton (Alpine Newts) -1 species
- Alpine Newt (Mesotriton alpestris)
- Genus Neurergus (Spotted Newts) -4 species
- Yellow-Spotted Newt (Neurergus crocatus)
- Kaiser's Spotted Newt (Neurergus kaiseri)
- Kurdistan Spotted Newt (Neurergus microspilotus)
- Strauch's Spotted Newt (Neurergus strauchii)
- Genus Notophthalmus (Eastern Newts) -3 species
- Black-Spotted Newt (Notophthalmus meridionalis)
- Striped Newt (Notophthalmus perstriatus)
- Eastern Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens)
- Genus Ommatotriton (Banded Newts) -2 species
- Northern Banded Newt (Ommatotriton ophryticus)
- Southern Banded Newt (Ommatotriton vittatus)
- Genus Pachytriton (Paddle-Tail Newts) -2 species (with 4 more to be evaluated)
- Spotted Paddle-Tail Newt (Pachytriton brevipes)
- Paddle-Tail Newt (Pachytriton labiatus)
- probably 4 more species not yet described completely. Known as Pachytriton A,B,C & D.
- Genus Paramesotriton (Warty Newts) -7 species
- Spot-Tailed Warty Newt (Paramesotriton caudopunctatus)
- Chinese Warty Newt (Paramesotriton chinensis)
- Tam Dao Warty Newt (Paramesotriton deloustali)
- Fuzhong Warty Newt (Paramesotriton fuzhongensis)
- Guangxi Warty Newt (Paramesotriton guanxiensis)
- Hong Kong Warty Newt (Paramesotriton hongkongensis)
- Laos Warty Newt (Paramesotriton laoensis)
- Genus Pleurodeles (Ribbed Newts) -3 species
- Algerian Ribbed Newt(Pleurodeles nebulosus)
- Edough Peninsula Ribbed Newt (Pleurodeles poireti)
- Spanish Ribbed Newt (Pleurodeles waltl)
- Genus Salamandra (Fire Salamanders) -6 species
- Algerian Fire Salamander (Salamandra algira)
- Alpine Salamander (Salamandra atra)
- Corsican Fire Salamander (Salamandra corsica)
- Near Eastern Fire Salamander (Salamandra infraimmaculata)
- Lanza's Fire Salamander (Salamandra lanzai)
- Fire Salamander (Salamandra salamandra)
- Genus Spectacled Salamander (Salamandrina) -2 species
- Southern Spectacled Salamander (Salamandrina terdigitata)
- Northern Spectacled Salamander (Salamandrina perspicillata)
- Genus Taricha (Western Newts / Pacific Newts) -3 species
- Rough-Skinned Newt (Taricha granulosa)
- Red-Bellied Newt (Taricha rivularis)
- California Newt (Taricha torosa)
- Genus Triturus (Crested Newts) -7species
- Italian Crested Newt (Triturus carnifex)
- Northern Crested Newt (Triturus cristatus)
- Danube Crested Newt (Triturus dobrogicus)
- Southern Crested Newt (Triturus karelinii)
- Marbled Newt (Triturus marmoratus)
- Pygmy Marbled Newt (Triturus pygmaeus)
- Genus Tylototriton (Crocodile Newts) -8 species
- Black Knobby Newt (Tylototriton asperrimus)
- Hainan Crocodile Newt (Tylototriton hainanensis)
- Kweichow Crocodile Newt (Tylototriton kweichowensis)
- Mandarin Newt (Tylototriton shanjing)
- Taliang Crocodile Newt (Tylototriton taliangensis)
- Himalayan Crocodile Newt (Tylototriton verrucosus)
- Vietnamese Crocodile Newt (Tylototriton vietnamensis)
- Wenxian Crocodile Newt (Tylototriton wenxianensis)
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